Milo-Backus-Obituary

Milo Backus III

Austin, Texas

1932 - 2018

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May 25, 2018
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Austin, Texas

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BACKUS III, Milo Morlan Dr. Milo Morlan Backus III, born in Chicago, Illinois on May 03, 1932, died peacefully on May 25, 2018 in Dallas, after enjoying great travel adventures in the later years of his life. Dr. Backus was a renowned petroleum exploration geophysicist and a pioneer in 3D seismic...

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I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Please find peace and comfort in Psalms 119:76.

My sincere condolences to the family for the loss of your loved one. May prayers strengthen you and memories comfort you, and may our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loves us, comfort your hearts and "make you firm". (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)

Please accept my sincere condolences. May you please find comfort in the powerful words written in the bible for our comfort during these heartbreaking days, and moments. Matthew 5:4 reads.. "Happy are those who mourn since they will be comforted."

My hardhat engraved by Iranian artisans courtesy of my brother-in-law (RIP) who contracted for INOC (Iranian National Oil Company) until 1978.

I only met Milo a few years ago as a result of our both living at the Bonaventure Condominiums in Dallas. I then found out we had both been in the oil and gas industry, both at The University of Texas at Austin, with Milo as a professor/teacher and me as a graduate of the Petroleum Engineering Department, but at different times so our paths did not cross. Milo was an exploration geophysicist while I was in exploration and production as a reservoir, production and drilling engineer. I wish I...

My condolences to this kind gentleman who always had a smile and a friendly hello to his neighbors at the Bonaventure.

Milo will always be remembered for all he did for others.

I met Milo when I joined GSI in 1969. He was the director of Research and I (several layers below) a first year programmer. With his coke-bottle glasses and ever-present cigar (hard to believe those days!) he strode down the halls like he owned the place. Meetings which he attended were always dynamic, with people pursuing new ideas when they left. At a Christmas party, I remember he and Bill Schneider drawing marine cable layouts on a napkin. He will be missed.